Metro’s first ‘ad train’ takes off

In a move aimed at increasing its non-operational revenues, the Delhi Metro on Saturday inducted a train with advertisements wrapped on its exterior into its fleet.

The train will run on the Blue Line (Dwarka-Noida City Centre/Vaishali), which is one of the busiest in the entire Metro network.

“Exclusive advertising rights, valid for 10 years, have been given to two agencies. The selected agencies will give an annual license fee,” a DMRC spokesperson said.

The spokesperson said initially, 15 such trains will be inducted — with seven trains on the Yellow Line (Jahangirpuri-HUDA City Centre) and eight trains on the Blue Line. The second ad-wrapped train will start running on the Yellow Line next week.

Advertisements adorning the exteriors of the trains will be in the form of pictures, holographic images and visual displays among others, the spokesperson said. More info